"Support the troops"

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Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Was there any context to the quote?

I'd certainly say that good progress in Iraq is a problem for Democrats, as far as the election is concerned. However, it doesn't mean I want it to go to hell in a handbasket [any further, that is]. Did he say that he hopes the report is bad, so that Dems benefit from it, or was it just a matter of fact statement of the absolute truth that progress in Iraq hurts the Dems electorally?

I think the context is that they can't be for the war against the war and for the war.